Fishing tackle



Feb. 20, 1940. L. WISE FISHING TACKLE Original Filed April 1, 1937 gwvucm Leo VI M'se Patented Feb. 20, 1940 UNITED smres PATENT orrice 1 FISHING TACKLE Leo v. Wise, Detroit, Mich. Refiled for abandoned application Serial No.

134,447, April 1, 1937.

This application March 30,1939, Serial No. 265,048 e '5 c aims. (01. names) The invention relates to improvements in artificial bait.

"attachment for the hooksof a lure that will prevent the barbs becoming. entangled in foreign matter; will substantially conceal the hook without preventing a fish from taking thehook; that i will be buoyant so that the hook will not hang down from the main body portion of the lure; and which will itself, due to its color and shape, constitute an artificial bait which will attract fish to the hook. 1

Other objects and advantages of the invention .Will become apparent from the specification o f which the drawing forms a part, and wherein: Figure 1 is a top plan view of-the device; Figure- 2 is a side elevational view-partly in section of the invention;

Figure 3 is an end view of the cone shaped member and hook, and

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 1. r

Referring more particularly to the drawing wherein like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts in the different views, it designates the main body portion of the lure which is made of wood or other buoyant material.

The body It is illustrated as shaped to resemble a mouse, but any desired shape can be used, it being understood that the invention is not intended to be limited :inthis respect. Beads ll mounted on studs, ii! are securedto the body portion IE) to give the effect of eyes. Driven fastenings 13 provided with loops 14 are secured ineach end of the body portion III.

A hook l5 comprising shafts l5, barbs l6, and

a loop H is connected to the body Ill by the engagement of the loop l'lwith the loop l4. Thewporous sponge rubber cone shaped member i8 is fastened to the loop I! at its end IS. The

cone is folded upon itself at 20 forming the outer and inner layers 2! and 22 respectively. Between layers 25 and22 is formed the circumferential V shaped recess .23. The shafts l5 are substantially The object of this invention is to provide an sufiiciently buoyant to hold the hook on the surface even when not in motion. It is also suf ficiently flexible so that a fish in grabbing at the cone it will not be prevented from becoming caught on'one of the barbs l5.

It is to be understood that only the preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown, the right being reserved to make such changes in the construction as will not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim as my invention: i

1. An artificial bait comprising a buoyant body portion, a hook secured to one end of said body portion, and a buoyant member secured to said hook, said buoyant member being folded upon itself intermediate of its ends, and the barbs of said hook being embedded in saidfolded portion. i

2. An artificial bait comprising a body portion, a hook secured to. said body portion, anda cone shaped member secured to said hook, said cone shaped member being adapted to befolded upon itself intermediate of its ends to cover the shafts of said hook,v and the barbs of said book being adapted to be embedded in said folded portion.

3. An. attachment for a fish hook comprising a cone shaped member of porous rubber secured to said hook, said cone shaped memberbeing adapted to substantially conceal said hook, the barbs of said hook being adapted to be embedded in the cone shaped member, and said cone shaped member being adapted to protect said hook from foreign matter, and to provide a lure to attract fish.

4. An artificial bait comprising a body portion, hook secured to said body portion, and a cone shaped member of porous rubber mounted on said hook, said cone shaped member being folded upon itself intermediate of its ends, the barbs of said hook being embedded in said folded portion, and said cone shaped member being sufficiently flexible to not prevent a fish being booked by one of said barbs.

5. An artificial bait comprising a buoyant body portion having a hook secured thereto, and a cone shaped member of porous rubber mounted on said hook, said cone shaped member being folded upon itself intermediate of its ends, the barbs of said hook being adapted to be embedded in the exposed side of said folded portion, and the cone shaped member being adapted to co-' operate with the body portion to make the lure buoyant and to prevent foreign matter becoming entangled in the barbs.

LEO V. WISE. 

